Breeding News
Founded in 2007 by the Judd family, Benstud Standardbreds has become one of the country’s leading nurseries for producing classic-winning juveniles and Grand Circuit performers.
Life is about to look a lot different for star pacer Bay Of Biscay.
A breeding plan hatched more than 20 years ago is finally starting to bring rich rewards for Mount Scobie (near Kyabram) dairy farmers and hobby harness breeders Phillip and Tracey Wade.
After 35 years working in the banking sector, Melbourne breeder-owner Graeme Riley had no qualms about finding a suitable hobby when he retired in 2009.
Three exciting first-season sires and 10 other world-class stallions including this season’s leading first crop sire On A Streak and the leading two-year-old sire Classic Connection are part of a strengthened lineup at Yabby Dam Farms this season.
Prominent Ballarat breeder-owner Steve Dickson has been elected as the new interim President of Harness Breeders Victoria, the august body that represents breeders and studmasters in the State.
The Captaintreacherous horse Captain Ahab, who was first at stud in North America before being exported to Western Australia, will stand his first season in Victoria this spring.
The Victorian breeding industry continues to be the market leader in the country and the proof in the pudding was there for all to see on the $1 million Nutrien Sales Classic night at Wagga on Saturday.
Retired Heathcote builder and beef cattle farmer John Gilmore is embracing his passion for breeding, steadily increasing his broodmare numbers in retirement.
The fine gesture of Harness Racing Victoria to extend the use of $5,000 Vicbred vouchers awarded to the winners of select races over the past eight months to purchase Vicbred weanlings, yearlings and in-foal broodmares at mixed sales has provided a timely boost for the Australian Pacing Gold autumn online mixed sale this weekend.
The strength of the Victorian breeding industry was on full display at the Nutrien Equine Sydney Yearling Sale at Warwick Farm on Sunday.
Buyers will be spoilt for choice at next Sunday’s Australian Pacing Gold Melbourne Yearling Sale at Oaklands Junction with a quality lineup of prospective stars catalogued.
Prominent Wagga horseman Paul Kahlefeldt had a ‘night of nights’ at Cranbourne last Saturday when he bred the winners of two of the four Group races at the Gippsland club’s signature meeting.
Always Treasure, a trotting mare owned by Cranbourne identity David Scott, provided one of the highlights of last week’s Victorian racing from a breeding standpoint when she produced two winners from as many starters in the space of 48 hours.
Goulburn Valley horseman Eddie Tappe has an eye for a bargain, and the products of one of his purchases turned into a Cups double at Shepparton over the weekend.
Elvira Bromac, a Badlands Hanover mare bought from the Trading Ring for a paultry $2,200 about 15 years ago, is proving a worthwhile investment for a group of mates from Melbourne’s western suburbs.
Retired Geelong businessman and hobby harness breeder and owner Gary Merlo is finding the annual yearling sales a splendid source of winners.
The old adage that it takes a few decades to become an overnight success was borne out with Undera grazier and hobby breeder Ray Sellwood, whose terrific season got even better when the exciting two-year-old filly Arrhythmia beat a star-studded field in the $100,000 Breeders Crown Final at Melton on Saturday night.
A deal arranged by legendary Goulburn Valley trotting scribe Gus Underwood and leading nursery Llowalong Farms about five years ago paved the way for the APG Yearling Sales Vicbred Super Series Silver 2YO Trot winner Hallebesofine.
Bolinda professional trainer Brent Lilley has claimed the Trotting Trainer of the Year title for the seventh time at the Victorian Square Trotters Association Awards for 2024.